Tesla

Tesla Motors was founded in 2003 and started building electric cars in 2008, led by Elon Musk, who had made his fortune by founding PayPal and other tech companies. The brand has always made 100% electric cars, starting with the Tesla Roadster, based on the platform of the Lotus Elise. In 2012, the company started production of its first mass-market EV sedan, the Model S, which put Tesla on the map as a disruptor of the automobile industry. In the fourth quarter of 2015, the Model X SUV with gullwing rear doors was launched, followed by the Model 3 sedan in 2017, which should launch Tesla into a and mainstream brand. Besides cars, Tesla also started making energy storage packs (batteries) for home use.